New Cricket contracts by end September
By S.R. Pathiravithana Upon the maiden three-nil series victory over the Australians, the Lankan cricketers will sign their contracts before the end of this month. Sri Lanka Cricket Chief Executive Officer Ashley de Silva told the Sunday Times; “We have handed over the drafts to the cricketers and in all probabilities we should be able [...]
Skipper Harin spins St. Joseph’s to victory
Under-19 School Cricket By M. Shamil Amit Skipper and left arm spinner Harin Cooray’s impressive match bag figures of 11 for 31 helped St. Joseph’s Colombo record a crushing innings and 191 runs over St. Patrick’s Jaffna in the Under 19 cricket encounter which was also the inaugural contest played for the Rectors trophy concluded [...]
Wesley vs St. Anthony’s drawn at Katugastota
By Aubrey Kuruppu As expected, the Anthonians batted better second time around to stall Wesley’s victory bid in their drawn match at Katugastota. After Jason de Silva and Shenal Dangalla had led the way with a 100 plus opening stand, Chamod Athulathmudali came up with a punishing 61. Left-arm seamer/spinner, Sandaruwan Dharmaratne produced another good [...]
Are we over-killing our School Cricket system?
As a rule in September, the schools’ arena comes a buzz with the reigniting of the under 19 cricket season. This is nothing new; it is a ritual that has been repeated for the past one hundred years or more. Yes, we grew up with that and we knew about who were the guys to [...]
Era of ‘Mega Weapons’ Angelique Kerber world’s number one
The end of the US Open last week, also signals the end of a major part of the international professional Tennis calendar for 2016. In the time leading to the recess, apart from the prize money which has risen to US$ 3.5 million to the winner of a Grand Slams, the only other interest for [...]
Priyantha to take over as SLRFU CEO
After a lapse of nearly two years, the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) will employ a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with the appointment of former Sri Lanka skipper Priyantha Ekanayake. Ekanayake will officially take over his new role from December 1, according to the Secretary of SLRFU Nazim Mohamed. “The appointment of Priyantha (Ekanayake) [...]
14 Sri Lanka Paddlers off to Thailand with high hopes
A contingent of 14 Cadet and Junior Table Tennis players left the island on to take part in the 22nd Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championship 2016 to be held in Thailand from September 16 to 21. Udaya Ranasinghe three gold medal winner at the South Asian Games will lead the Junior Boys team [...]
Dulaj and Muditha star in North WP win
An allround performance by Dulaj Ashen supported by Muditha Premadasa enabled North Western Province (NWP) to record a comfortable seven wicket win over Western Province North Outer (WPNO) in the Prima Under-15 Inter-Provincial cricket encounter played at Darley Road yesterday. WPNO taking first lease of the wicket made 196 and NWP with the help of [...]
Hashan steers DIMO to victory
An unbeaten knock of 87 in 98 balls inclusive of eight boundaries and a six by Hashan Dumindu paved the way for DIMO to record an easy seven wicket win over Textured Jersey in the Mercantile Division ‘A’ tournament cricket encounter played at the FTZ ground in Katunayake. Textured Jersey taking first lease of the [...]
Table Tennis tournament postponed by a week
The Table Tennis Tournament of the All Island School Games scheduled to be held at the S. Thomas’ Indoor Stadium at Mt. Lavinia on September 17 and 18 (yesterday and today) has been postponed. This decision was taken by the Ministry of Education. This caused a big problem to the schoolboys and schoolgirls who were [...]
Aussies vow not to let up
While Australia Women will be highly focused on gaining that one point which will help them qualify automatically for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017, Sri Lanka Women will be banking on home advantage to provide the world’s top ranked team an unexpected threat when the two sides kick-start the four-match ODI series at Dambulla [...]
No accolades for Paralympic Bronze medalist Dinesh
Dinesh Priyantha Herath, the Rio Paralympic Bronze Medalist, represented Sri Lanka through the Sri Lanka Army but it all looks as if he will not be recognised by the Sri Lanka Army for this feat. It all points out that he will not be promoted. Normally all service personnel who bring honour to the country [...]
Chul Bul Pandey wins the Plantations Cup
Chul Bul Pandey, ridden by M. Christopher and owned by Anura Delgoda, seized the cynosure of the day when it won the Plantation Industries Cup on the Ladies Day Out Horse Racing event held at the Racecourse in Nuwara Eliya yesterday. The Plantation Industries Cup which was the feature event of the day for [...]
Army oarsmen take top honours
Not glamorous, but spreading fast. That about sums up the sport of rowing which concluded its 31st. Championships at the Diyawanna Oya yesterday. The Army’s Oarsmen and Oarswomen came up trumps at the 2016 National Championships even as they did last year. The Army came up with 13 medals (5 Gold) while Navy and Royal [...]
Junior Rugby in extra time with no long whistle
25, 23 26One may have thought with a sigh of relief that Schools Rugby is over at the end of the Under (U)-18 Rugby final. Not so, as they have to play other lower age groups, as well as Schools Division II games. Spectators including parents ask whether the Juniors’ season is over, as this [...]
Cycling needs to be peddled as a national sport
A majority of those involved in this sport say standards have improved but, as a sport, Cycling has no noteworthy achievements to showcase. Why? N. Karunaratne (International Cycling ‘UCI’ Referee) Actually, there is an improvement now, compared with those days of competitive Cycling. Although we did not win any medals at the South Asian Games [...]
The count increases to nine
It’s cricket fiesta again in the northern district of Sri Lanka when the Murali Harmony Cup T20 cricket tournament which builds bridges of friendship that brings together young cricketers from across the island on to one field is set to start off from September 21. It will be five day’s of entertaining cricket which is [...]
Royal Colombo, Good Shepherd Kotahena Schools Cager Champs
Royal College (RC) Colombo and Good Shepherd Convent (GSC) Kotahena bagged the Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball championships respectively, at the All Island Schools Games conducted by the Ministry of Sports at Jaffna’s St. Patrick’s and Central College courts. In the Boys’ final, RC beat St. Joseph’s College (SJC) Colombo 54-42, while in the Girls’ final, [...]
SLARDAR-Commando Regiment ‘Commando Challenge’ Oct.3-5
“Motor racing is not a rich man’s sport, despite a strong belief it is, which is a misconception. This is wrong,” said Sri Lanka Association of Racing Drivers & Riders (SLARDAR) President, Nishan Wanniarachchi, at a press conference for the Commando Challenge, held at the Nelum Pokuna, Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre on September 13. “Motor races [...]
MAS Intimates Men & Women a cut above the rest
MAS Intimates proved their overall superiority in Table Tennis (TT) when their Men’s and Women’s teams emerged ‘A’ Division champions at the Mercantile Knockout TT Championship 2016 concluded at the S. Thomas’ College Indoor Stadium last weekend. In addition, MAS Intimates Women won the ‘B’ Division too. Twenty-one Mercantile firms fielded over 50 teams in [...]
Ananda and Piliyandala on top
Ananda College Colombo and Piliyandala Central College were in the forefront at the All Island School Games Gymnastics boys’ and girls’ overall championships concluded at the Sports Ministry Indoor Stadium in Colombo. The runners-up in the boys’ events were Royal College Colombo. The third place went to Maris Stella College Negombo. The best outstanding players [...]
Maduranga props Hayleys in the nick of time
A swashbuckling 146 runs coming off in 108 deliveries inclusive of 15 hits over the ropes and ten boundaries by Maduranga Soysa guided Hayleys Group. Stuttering at 96 for 7 at one stage, they to rose like the ‘Phoenix’, to finish with 283 in 46.2 overs and win the match by 85-runs against Seylan Bank [...]
Royal and Nawala Janadhipathy emerge Hockey champions
Colombo Royal College and Nawala Janadhipathi Balika Vidyalaya emerged All Island Schools Hockey champions respectively in the boys’ and girls’ competitions held at the Astro Turf in Colombo. The Ministry of Education conducted the competitions. Royal beat Nalanda 2-1 to be the boys’ champions while Janadhipathi Balika overcame Seetha Devi Balika Kandy 2-1 on penalty [...]
Hot-under-the-collar
While being harsh on what now-retired T.M. Dilshan had said on his retirement, former Sri Lanka (SL) Cricket Captain Arjuna Ranatunga lambasted the present Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) administration, stating that, “No one should be ashamed of taking a step back to do the right thing”. He said this at a forum on the subject [...]
Pasindu, Gayan on top, Triple for Kushan
Pasindu Peiris and Gayan Sandaruwan came out on top at the Sixth Uda Walawa Supercross organised by the Sri Lanka Army Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (SLEME) in collaboration with Sri Lanka Motor Cycle Club (SLMCC) while young Kushan Peiris set the track ablaze with three wins, which concluded at the Craftsman Autodrome Sevanagala in Uda [...]
Vidyaratana Horana emerge champions
Vidyaratana University College Horana emerged champion of 99th All Island Schools Stubbs Shield Boxing Championship which ended at the Royal Arena boxing ring in Reid Avenue. The champion Vidyaratana team secured four gold medals as they piped Vidyartha Kandy who won three gold medals to the second spot while Gamini Central Ingiriya took the third slot [...]
Finals on September 29 and 30
All arrangements have been finalized to conduct the final of the Under-15 Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and sponsored by Prima Group for the 10th successive year on September 29 and 30 at the SSC grounds. Initially the inter-provincial tournament will get underway after the completion of the Prima Under-15 inter-district [...]
Kurunegala Girls Queens of School Netball
Two leading Girls’ schools in Kurunegala- Holy Family Convent (HFC) and Maliyadeva Balika emerged champions at the All-Island School Games Netball Tournament held at the Kurunegala Maliga ground. The tournament were conducted by the Ministry of Education and sponsored by Airtel Lanka Pvt. Ltd. The Under (U)-17 and U-19 competitions were won by HFC Kurunegala, [...]
Western Province Slicers National Champs with 6 Golds
The curtain came down on the 42nd National Carrom Championships conducted by the Carrom federation of Sri Lanka (CFSL), with Western Province (WP) emerging overall champions winning 6 Gold Medals, at the Sports Ministry. Events at this year’s edition were Men’s and Women’s Singles. Men’s and Women’s Doubles and Men’s and Women’s Team events, which [...]
HNB, NTB Women Cagers in ‘A’ Div. Semis
Hatton National Bank (HNB) and Nations Trust Bank (NTB) Women from ‘A’ Div. along with NDB Bank Women from ‘B’ Div. booked their Semi-final berths, while Mobitel Men from ‘E’ Div. booked their Quarter-final berth at the 26th Mercantile League Basketball Tournament 2016 played at the Henry Pedris Basketball Courts. HNB Women topped the Women’s [...]
CMC’s Chandana Perera dominates State Services TT Championship
Chandana Perera of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) dominated the State Services Table Tennis (TT) Championship 2016 held at the Lumbini College Indoor Stadium recently, by winning 4 titles. Perera won 50-55 Men’s Singles, 50-60 Men’s Doubles, Open Mixed Doubles and a member of the Men’s Team Champions at the championship conducted by the State [...]
Hulangamuwa Shield Sep 24
The second annual hockey encounter between St. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia and St. Thomas’ College. Matale for the ‘Eric Hulangamuwa Challenge Shield’ will be played on September 24 at the Astro Turf hockey Grounds in Reid Avenue Colombo 7. Prior to the main event an under 15 match between the two schools will be played [...]
Janaki and Neroy off to Shanghai
The HSBC flagship Premier Golf Tournament concluded at the picturesque Nuwara Eliya Golf Club. Janaki Sugathapala became the overall winner to take home the HSBC Premier Challenge Trophy 2016 with a score of 32 points. Neroy Marso was adjudged overall winner in the A and B Division with a score of 31 points on a [...]